The Australian government has launched an e-Research Consultation. From the web site: 'The Australian Government recognises the enormous potential of e-Research for Australia’s research community. e-Research has the potential to usher in a new era of innovation and help overcome the tyranny of distance by allowing our researchers to collaborate at the national and international level....The e-Research Coordinating Committee will be the primary source of expert advice to the Government on a strategic framework for the development of Australia's e-Research capacity. The work of the Committee is expected to better inform investment decisions made under existing Government initiatives such as the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy...as well as funding programmes administered by Government departments and agencies.'
While the consultation web site doesn't mention OA, the accompanying discussion paper makes clear that the project will aim to increase access to research data, research publications, and computational capacity. Excerpt: 'According to the OECD, open availability of publicly funded research data to the maximum extent possible is a matter of sound stewardship of public resources, as research data is a public good produced in the public interest. Adoption of this principle will also promote strong value chains of innovation and maximise benefits from international cooperation....Open access in information management circles mainly concerns access to research outputs, including publications....For example, a condition of funding grants could be that recipients normally provide open access to the data and results for which the grant was used except where privacy, confidential and commercial conditions prevail preventing their public access.'
Posted by
Peter Suber at 6/07/2005 07:59:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
